New ff *UNEXPECTED LOVE*[Mayur]-upd8 part 14 pg 51 - Page 12

PART 6

"They look STUNNING" one lady present at the party whispered to the other. The other could not help but agree. Even the gossipy old women had to agree that mayank and nupur looked MADE FOR EACH OTHER.

All this was being said as mayur descended the stairs into the party hall. Mayank had instinctively rested his hand lightly on nupur's waist and she did not seem to mind. In fact, his hand on her waist felt wonderful. She felt very safe in his presence, the same security that she felt in her parents or brother's presence, except, this was the love of her life and not her relative.

The hall was decorated beautifully. There were flowers and candles and soft, romantic music playing in the background.

The host of the party entered and welcomed and complimented them both warmly. " "'Complimented' is a mild term", thought mayank, " 'sucked up to us' is better."

He looked at nupur. She was looking around cheerfully and making friends with everyone.

He, being a more reserved guy, did not bother. She pulled him around & introduced him to many people but he kept the conversation limited to just polite 'hellos'.

There was one gentleman whom he liked a lot. He was an intellectual gentleman who had built up his career through purely honest means & had faced many problems in life. He had become a somebody from a nobody. Mayank really liked and respected such people. He hated it that his father was not at all honest when it came to money. That was the reason for him going to such lengths and making a plan to make his father confess. He talked animatedly to the gentleman & asked him for advice to handle tough situations in life. The older man recognized mayanks arrogance & pride.

Yes, mayank was arrogant & had a lot of ego, but that was because of his superior intellect. The man perceived this in him & said, " son, I have to share 3 things with you.

1^st is, always remember, common looking people are the best in the world, that's why god has made so many of them.

2^nd is that, son, u will find many people in the world, search for the simple, yet most beautiful quality of 'simply being good' in them, that will tell u whom to trust

& The third one, is that, it is better to loose ur ego to the one u love, than loose the one u love because of ur ego."

Thus saying, the man patted mayank on the shoulder and left.

Mayank contemplated what the man had said. "Yes" he thought, what the man had said was true, he did have a lot of ego & it was better if he could keep it in check & avoid hurting people so much.

The simple quality of being good…yes, he had met a girl who was just as simple as she was good…that girl was nupur. Till now, he had noticed only the beauty of her face. He had not paid attention to how purely good she was from inside. How much she cared for people and not for herself.

The moment he understood that, his feelings for her turned from just physical attraction to love. A deep, strong, vibrant love that could never be erased. At that moment he knew that he would love her and no one else till eternity. His infatuation was no longer an obsession, but love, eternal love.

As nupur wandered around the room, her gaze rested on mayank, who was deep in conversation with some gentleman. She looked at him & felt her love for him settle in all parts of her body. She loved him with her entire mind & heart & one thing was crystal clear to her, he would always be her first & last love & that she would always love him, unconditionally & irrevocably.

As nupur saw the man leave mayank's side, she started to make her way towards him. The hall was big & some women called for her attention, not allowing her to go to him. After she shook them off, she went to mayank & sat down beside him.

Mayank looked at her, she looked tired. He shouldn't have allowed her to come to the party. He should have forced her to stay in the suite and rest awhile.

His thoughts were interrupted by the host, announcing the start of the dance. Soft romantic music played as some couples entered the dance floor.

Mayank looked at nupur, extended his hand and said, " Would u like to dance?"

Nupur looked at him and placed her hand in his without saying anything. They went to the dance floor and mayank placed his hands on her waist and pulled her close. She placed her arms around his neck and they swayed to the hypnotic music, unaware as to anything around them. Mayank touched his forehead to hers and they danced like that, totally lost into one another, not willing to let go of one another for eternity…

To be continued…

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